# Car doesn't move after clutch install! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [October 26, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206 "2003-10-26T06:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/1 "2003-10-26T06:20:05Z")
yo, i replaced the clutch and put everything back together, but the car wont even move (pushed) when in neutral, the gears feel not secure when i shift and the clutch petal feels slightly weak. what could cause this? i didn’t get the bellhousing 100% to the engine (the bottom is flush but the top there is about 1-2mm gap) could that be the problem? also if the car is in neutral shouldn’t this have nothing to do with the clutch area, therefore maybe the driveshaft is out of align? please help soon, i want to drive my car home tonight! `nik ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/2 "2003-10-26T06:35:25Z")
ya u must not have aligned ur gearbox proporly… did you take off the clutch line? you will need to bleed that if you let air in it, unless you were smart and took the whole slave off the gearbox. You have to get the tranny all the way in proporly like it was before man!! Lol… even a bit off and the clutch will fry itself! ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/3 "2003-10-26T06:48:09Z")
yeah i took the slave off so i didn’t need to bleed it, so i will go back under and make sure the bellhousing is flush with the engine. because it was off, would that little angle make the drive shaft not algin properly, hence the not moving even in neutral? ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/4 "2003-10-26T10:12:59Z")
are u sure ur brakes aren’t just seized or something? i think u need to just take it out, make sure its lined up and exactly as it was before u took it apart, TQ evertying to spec and it will be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/5 "2003-10-26T11:27:02Z")
no the brakes aren’t seized. if the car is in neutral what would cause the driveshaft to seize? ---
**Author:** ![Black240Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Black240Matt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black240Matt)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/6 "2003-10-26T11:52:37Z")
if u have the transmission not on all the way there could be weighjt sitting on ur input shaft, which would stop u(i think), main thing is u better hope u didnt bend the input shaft ir ur hosed. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/7 "2003-10-26T13:03:07Z")
i have another transmission sitting next to my car in case i fucked it up, but i have the transmission firmly attached and flush to the engine and i am still not able to shift firmly, i have removed the driveshaft and still nothing, i might put a piece of driveshaft i have into the trans and just torque it really hard and see what happens. … anyone want to buy a 90 240sx, sr20det? ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/8 "2003-10-26T15:05:30Z")
###UPDATE### i got the tranny off … again … and i noticed that the fork kinda fell off the carrier, also the carrier gets mysteriously snagged onto the inputshaft, should i remove it and sand down the input shaft? and could that have caused my problem? well now that it’s off i mindaswell, realign the clutch, unsnag the carrier and realign the fork. hope it works. only problem is that i can’t work again on my car until friday. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/9 "2003-10-26T15:58:25Z")
good luck dude. im hoping to be done by friday. i think im gonna set a record for longest clutch install ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/10 "2003-10-26T17:44:49Z")
well your fighting me for it, ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sweet_n_soursauce/32/5490_2.png) [@Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sweet_N_SourSauce)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/11 "2003-10-26T19:52:53Z")
dude, you have the worst luck ever! i had a problem similar to this on the jeep, the clutch wasn’t aligned perfectly, and when i had the tranny attached it would shift, had to take the hole engine out and re-do the clutch, after that, it worked fine. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/12 "2003-10-26T20:01:17Z")
^^^ yeah i think it is just my car that hates me, i can work on others peoples car’s no problem. anyways the plan is to redo the clutch … again. ---
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/13 "2003-10-27T09:17:05Z")
racer did you get your flywheel off? i dont think there is any hope i will get mine off. i used a big bar over a socket and it wouldnt budge. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/14 "2003-10-27T13:45:54Z")
my engine sapposedly only has 50000kms on it so it shouldn’t need it, and it looked in pretty good condition. as far as getting it off i heard on person with the flywheel bolts and someone else on the crack shaft main pulley bolt. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/15 "2003-10-27T21:34:42Z")
###UPDATE### I took off the clutch and re aligned it, put everything back together, re-beld the slavecylinder, and the same thing happened!!! when i looked at the clutch, it looked like the input shaft had flattened the teeth, like it didn’t slide in just put pressure on the side. the weird thing is that if i loosed 5 of the bottom bellhousing bolts i can put the car in neutral and roll it, but once the car is on i cannot. all i can think of doing right now is putting the car in first before i start her, and drive her around and see if that sinks in the clutch, but i dont want to damage anything in doing so. HONESTLY … I"M STUMPED! ---
**Author:** ![Black240Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Black240Matt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black240Matt)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/16 "2003-10-27T21:46:56Z")
so when u loosen the bottom 5 bolts does the tranny tilt up or something? it must not be aligning right. and theres no way one of the 5 bolts could be binding against anything right? its been so long since ive been under my car i cant remember, not to mention ive never seen an sr’s tranny. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/17 "2003-10-28T10:14:11Z")
i’m not totally sure, my car is in hamilton and my school is in waterloo so i can’t go check, i do think it is an alignment problem but i don’t know if it is external or internal. now just so i know, if i can get the engine flush with the transmission can i assume the input shaft is in the clutch disc? thanks btw the SR tranny looks very similar to the KA. ---
**Author:** ![boMex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@boMex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boMex)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/18 "2003-10-28T23:07:48Z")
> [@Racer 240sX](#): > > my engine sapposedly only has 50000kms on it. _cough_ bull poop _cough_ ---
**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/19 "2003-10-28T23:58:04Z")
> [@boMex](#): > > [quote=Racer 240sX]my engine sapposedly only has 50000kms on it. _cough_ bull poop _cough_[/quote] :lol: Yeah Racer, you realize that it might be double the mileage they claim right? I wonder if you can use it against the engine supplier when you order a front clip. They lower the price if the dash reads more than their, hopefully, guaranteed less-than-50K engine. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206/20 "2003-10-29T11:38:50Z")
^^^^^ yeah i know its not exact, thats why the sapposedly is there, (if i was actually saying it i would have said that sarcastically) but still, it was working before swap and feels fine when the transmission is pulled (goes through gears no problem) Any ideas whats going on though? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-doesnt-move-after-clutch-install/80206.md?page=2)